Fat Mike

Fat Mike, also known as Michael John Burkett, is the singer, lyricist, and bassist of the legendary punk rock band NOFX. He founded Punkvoter.com to mobilize the punk community in the 2004 presidential election.

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Profession :

Punk Singer

Birthday :

January 31, 1967

Age :

58

Michael John Burkett, also known as Fat Mike, is a renowned American punk rock musician and songwriter. With a career spanning over three decades, he is best recognized as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX. Fat Mike’s satirical and irreverent lyricism has made him a prominent figure in the punk music scene.

Apart from his work with NOFX, Fat Mike has participated in various other projects, such as Cokie the Clown, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and The Gimme Gimmes. In 1990, he established the record label Fat Wreck Chords. Fat Mike has openly discussed his struggles with drug addiction and has advocated for addiction recovery programs. He founded the non-profit organization The Hi-8 Foundation to support this cause.

In 2004, Fat Mike created the website Punkvoter.com to encourage political activism within the punk community, specifically aiming to vote George W. Bush out of office in that year’s presidential election.